Category Archives: Travel

Just a Lament – Pollution in Yamuna

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Biking along the Yamuna from Delhi to Agra, Ravleen Kaur hears constant calls for saving the river, but witnesses little action. Photographs by Vaibhav Raghunandan. The roaring of motorcycles shattered the early morning calm on the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi. … Continue reading →

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More pictures from the Rann

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Ravleen
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Toxic Waste kept for Safe Disposal in Bharuch Catches Fire

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Ravleen

A Fire at a facility especially set up to safely store and dispose of hazardous waste at Ankleshwar in Bharuch district of Gujarat has revealed how callously dangerous waste is managed in the country. In what could have been an … Continue reading →

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No Return of The Native

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Wizened old Jidemadamma has to depend on her neighbours for meals. Her son and daughter-in-law have gone to Kodagu to collect pepper from trees and will not be back before two weeks. They took the children along because I cannot … Continue reading →

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We Have been Cheated

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Ravleen

RAVLEEN KAUR talks to three donors, Rajendra Kumar, Shahid and Dileep, who were duped by Amit Kumar. They were rescued from a flat in Faridabad on February 8. Rajendra Kumar did most of the talking. How did you come into … Continue reading →

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